Corn and cotton planter.



No. 843,699. PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

- A. J. H. REID.

CORN AND COTTON PLANTBR.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 23. 1906.

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CORN AND COTTON PLANTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed July 23,1906. Serial No. 327,385.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED JERE HORN- REID, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Henderson, Tennessee, in the county of Chester andState of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Corn and CottonPlanter, of which the following is a specificatlon.

This invention has relation to corn and cotton planters; and it consistsin the novel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinaftershown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a planter adapted to be usedfor planting either corn or cotton.

The planter consists of the special arrangement of its parts by whichcotton or corn is properly deposited in the ground and covered.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of theplanter with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the planterwith parts in section. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the seed-droppingbelt. Fig. 4 is a plan View of the hopper-valves with parts broken away.Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the traction wheel. Fig. 6 is asectional view of a detached roller. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a portionof one side of the droppingbelt, and Fig. 8 is a plan view of a portionof the opposite side of said belt.

The planter consists of the beam 1, to the sides of which are attachedthe forward ends of the frame-strips 2. The clevis 3 is attached to thebeam 1. The side strips or bars 2 2 are provided with. bearings 4 4. Thestub-axles 5 are j ournaled in said bearings 4. The wheel consists ofthe disks 6 6, spaced apart, and each is provided with a trunnion 5. Theperipheries of said disks are chamfered or beveled toward each other.The handles 7 are attached at the lower ends to the strips 2 and arebraced by means of the uprights 8, which are attached at their upperends to the said handles and at their lower ends to the said strips 2.

The furrow-opener 9 is located under the forward end of the beam 1. Saidfurrowopener consists of the T-shaped blade or plow 10, which is pivotedat its forward end to the side blocks 11 and which may be ad justed atits rear end between the said blocks-that is to say, the lower edge ofthe said blade or plow may be projected more or less below the edges ofsaid blocks. The

said blocks are attached to the beam 1 by means of the strips oruprights 12.

The braces 13 are attached at their lower ends to the block 11 and attheir upper ends to the strips 2. The spring brace-arms 14 are attachedat their forward ends to the said blocks 11, and the blades 15 areattached to the rear ends of said arms 14. The covererblades 15 are ofespecial and peculiar construction. The forward portions of the saidplates are substantially vertical, and the rear ends of the same at thelower edges are curved inwardly. The lower edges of the said blades aresharpened. The said blades 15 are disposed in front of the disks 6 andare adapted to list the earth into the furrow opened by the plow 10.

The frame 16 is superimposed upon the strips 2. The shaft 17 isjournaled in said frame. The sprocket-wheel 18 is attached to said shaft17, and the sprocket-wheel 19 is attached to the trunnion of one of thedisks 6. A sprocket-chain 20 surrounds the sprocketwheels 18 and 19. Theframe 16 consisis of two two parallel bars 21 21, which are spacedapart. The upper end of the chute 22 is 10- cat ed between the said bars21, and the lower end of the said chute is locai ed between thecover-blades 15 15. The said chute 22 is vertically disposed. Thesprocket-wheels 23 are loca1ed upon the shaft 17 between the bars 21 21.The shaft 24 is located at its ends in the elongated slots 25 25,provided in the bars 21. The wheels 26 are located upon the said shaft24. A chain or belt 27 of a special construction surrounds the wheels 26and the sprocket-wheels 23. The slotted ears 28 are attached to thesides of the bars 21. The valves 29 are attached to the ears 28 by meansof the bolts 30, which pass through perforations in the lugs 31,attached to the said valves, and through the slots of the ears 28.

The base-plate 32 is attached to and forms the bottom of the hopper Thesaid baseplate is provided in its longitudinal edges with the recesses34, which are adapted to receive the bolts 30. The said plate 32 isprovided along its central longitudinal aXis with the elongated opening34, which serves as an outlet for the hopper 33. The shaft 35 isjournaled in the said hopper 33 and is provided with the stirringfingers or arms 36. The sprocket-wheel 37 is fixed to the end of saidshaft 35, and the sprocket-wheel 38 is ICO IIO

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H said chain are provided on one side with the ii at lugs 43, which areadapted to pass between the inner ends of the valves 29. Some of thesaid lugs 42 are provided with openings 43, which are adapted to receiveseed and. con vey the same from the hopper 23 to the upper end of thechute 22. The brush 41 prevents the escapement of any seed except suchas enters the recesses 43, provided in the links of the chain 42. Inthis manner corn or other substantially smooth seed is dropped from theimplement. In the case of cotton, where the seed bears a fiber and has atend- .encyto cling and pile, the same chain as above described is used;but its links are reversed that is to say, the under sides of the linksare upwardly disposed. The under side of each link 43 is provided with aspur 44, whichis adapted to enter the space between the inner edges ofthe valves 29 29 and which will tear the cotton-seed apart and depositthe separated seed in the upper end of the chute 22.

When the seed is planted, it is desirable in some instances that the rowbe hilled up and nicely rounded. To accomplish this, the roller 45,having the concaved periphery, is inserted between the disks 6 6. Afterthe seed is deposied and the earth is listed by the plows 15 15 theseed-roller 45 packs the earth down on top of the furrow and forms awell-rounded row The scraper 46 is located upon the frame of theimplement and is adapted to remove mud or dirt from the edge of theroller 45 or from the edges of the wheels 6 6.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-- 1. An implement such as described consisting ofa frame, furrow openers and closures attached to the frame, a wheelsupporting the same, a hopper superimposed upon the frame,laterally-adjustable valves attached to the bottom of the hopper andadapted to be moved to form the outlet of the hopper, a reversible beltlocated below the hopper said belt having upon one of its sides recessesadapted to receive seed and upon its opposite sides spurs adapted toengage the seed and which are adapted to operate between the adjustablevalves, a chute located at the end of the hopper and the end of 1saidbelt, and means for operating the said be t.

2. An implement such as described consisting of a frame, a wheelsupporting the same, a hopper superimposed upon the frame, said hopperhaving an outlet, a reversible belt located below the hopper, said belthaving upon one of its sides recesses adapted to receive seed and uponits opposite side spurs adapted to engage the seed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afhxedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED JERE HORN REID.

Witnesses:

JNo. F. ONEAL, Jr., H. L. GIBsoN.

